Finding storage pests early
Source Link GRDC Author: Greg Daglish, Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries Take home message A pilot study in southern Queensland demonstrated that combining the
22/06/2016
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Killing storage pests without mercy
Source link GRDC Author: Andrew Ridley, Philip Burrill and Pat Collins, Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries Take home message Results of trial fumigations conducted
22/06/2016
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Super cool aeration results
Source Link GRDC Author: Philip Burrill, DAF Qld. Take home message Seek advice to ensure the right size aeration fans and associated equipment are fitted
21/06/2016
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Insect Control
Grain bags – Fumigation
Two methods for fumigating and venting grain bags with phosphine have been trialed. While passively venting a grain bag is possible, it takes significantly longer
13/02/2016
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Grain Storage Facilities
Grain bags – A grower’s perspective
Hear the do’s and don’ts on grain bags from growers who have used them.
13/02/2016
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Grain Storage Facilities
13/02/2016
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Grain Quality
Storing planting seed
Philip Burrill explains the best way to store planting seed and why.
13/02/2016
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Storage Pests & Insects
Diagnosing pest using digital microscopes
Its not always easy to tell the difference between types of damaging stored grain pests. Mark Stanaway from the Queensland University of Technology can show
13/12/2015
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Grain Aeration
GroundCover Supplement – Grain Storage (Issue 119, Nov–Dec 2015)
Explore the GroundCover Supplement: Grain Storage (Issue 119, Nov–Dec 2015), featuring the latest research, grower case studies, and practical strategies for on-farm grain storage. Topics include phosphine resistance, aeration cooling, nitrogen storage technology, grain hygiene, and tools helping growers improve grain quality and profitability.
27/11/2015
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Grain Aeration
Solar-Powered aeration cooling shows promise (GRDC Groundcover)
Independent engineers and grain storage specialists have demonstrated that the sun’s energy can be harnessed to keep silos that are located away from a mains power supply cool and insect-free. Tests in a 75-tonne silo at Wyalkatchem, Western Australia, 200 kilometres northeast of Perth, by independent engineers. Ben White and Josh Giumelli and grain storage specialists Chris Warrick and Peter Botta showed it is possible to build an energy-efficient, solarpowered. aeration-cooling system.
19/11/2015
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